My friend recently got an offer from Microsoft for an SDE position. She has 3 years prior experience working in a finance company as an SDE. The recruiter gave a verbal offer & said a written offer will be given only after a verbal approval from the candidate. The recruiter also said that she can not disclose the level in which she is being considered for the job. The interview rounds are cleared, and my friend also had a conversation with hiring managers, and found a team that is a mutual fit. Is it normal for the recruiter to not reveal the hiring level to the candidate? The compensation numbers also seem lower than the market, especially with 3 years prior work experience. Are these numbers the norm @ Microsoft. Base: $115k Signing bonus: $15k Stocks: $20k over 4 years There are no other competing offers at the moment. Any ideas on how she can proceed with the salary negotiations?
Definitely SDE1. Seems semi low but experience at a non-tech company isn’t the best
I would tell them I won’t take a job without knowing the level.
With no competing offer at hand, and wanting to switch companies, wouldn't this leave a risk of Microsoft backing out from the offer?
Prob 59
The level really should have been given. Offer looks 60.
Another post has L61 making 110k. So comparing to that she’s ahead.
Looks like level 60 (SDE1)
Is it normal for recruiters to send written offer letter only after the candidate verbally accepts the offer?
Yes. I got multiple offers and only have 1 company giving a written offer before accepting it.
I myself heard this for the first time. Thanks for confirming @HooplaForx
No competing offer == get lowball'd
Is there room for negotiation still with out a competing offer?
What's sde
Software development engineer